MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Karim mean?
Karīm is an Arabic adjective combining generosity with nobility. It also appears as a divine epithet in the form al-Karim.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
करीम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
كريم
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Karim in Indian usage
26,349 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (88.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,044 records (11.6%).
- Recorded as male: 23,305 records (88.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 861 |
| 1940s | 1,877 |
| 1950s | 3,359 |
| 1960s | 5,061 |
| 1970s | 5,919 |
| 1980s | 5,527 |
| 1990s | 3,492 |
| Other decades | 253 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 7,214 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,173 |
| Kerala | 2,754 |
| Bihar | 2,375 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,310 |
| Jharkhand | 2,095 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,715 |
| Rajasthan | 1,302 |
| Assam | 522 |
| Haryana | 232 |
| Uttarakhand | 108 |
| Other states | 549 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Karim / M | 66 | 585 |
| Scotland | Karim / M | 3 | 762 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Karim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Karim; Table_6, C594 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Karim; Table_6, C594
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Karim; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Karim; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: كريم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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